Tag Archives: Environment
Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan
VICTORIA - The backing of a land-based salmon farm in Japan by a global company with ties to ocean fish farms in British Columbia has Indigenous and conservation groups calling on the federal governme...
Jun 15, 2023
New changes to Canadian Environmental Protection Act just a start: minister
OTTAWA - The Canadian Environmental Protection Act has been updated for the first time in more than 20 years, and the environment minister says that's just a start. Steven Guilbeault says there will b...
Jun 14, 2023
Wildlife unseen casualty as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife. Spring fires, such a...
Jun 14, 2023
Canadians have the right to a healthy environment with passage of new law
OTTAWA - Changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act enshrining the right to a healthy environment have passed into law. The federal government has been working on the legislation for several...
Jun 13, 2023
Women gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A woman is nursing minor injuries after being bitten by a coyote while she was doing some gardening in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officers Service...
Jun 13, 2023
Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada
Hundreds of wildfires continue to rage in Canada as storms forecast across the country could bring much-needed rain, but also the risk of powerful winds and lightning. Here's a look at developments Tu...
Jun 13, 2023
Rain should help Quebec firefighting effort as more than 7,200 people still evacuated
MONTREAL - Rain in the forecast and the pending arrival of dozens of foreign firefighters raised hopes that Quebec's more than 7,000 fire evacuees would be able to return home in the coming days, the ...
Jun 13, 2023
Trial run of city bus to Little Red River Park starts next month
By the middle of July, people will be able to take a bus from the downtown transfer station in Prince Albert to Little Red River Park. On Monday, council approved a two-month test to see how the idea ...
Jun 13, 2023
How population growth is affecting everything from jobs to housing in the economy
OTTAWA - Rapid population growth is challenging economists' understanding of the economy as they monitor how businesses and consumers are responding to high interest rates. The Canadian economy has ou...
Jun 13, 2023
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality statements across Saskatchewan
A lot of Saskatchewan residents woke up under a blanket of smoke again Monday. Environment Canada issued special air quality statements for about two-thirds of the province, including Saskatoon, Humbo...
Jun 12, 2023